Use Reinstate to bring a terminated employee back into BerniePortal on their existing account. Choose Made mistake to restore their pre-termination state, or Rehire to re-onboard them with a new first day back at work.
Who can reinstate an employee
Employers and Feature Admins can reinstate when the employer's Onboarding feature is enabled. Reinstate appears for terminated employees on the Employees list (and on the employee profile action gear).
To reinstate an employee:
- Select Employees in the top navigation menu.
- Find the terminated employee and hover over the action gear on their row.
- Select Reinstate.
- In the Reinstate modal, under Reason, select Made mistake or Rehire from the dropdown (the default option is Select a reason).
- If you selected Rehire, enter the date in First day back at work using the MM/DD/YYYY format.
- Select Reinstate.
- If you selected Rehire, review the prepopulated Onboard/New Hire form, make any needed changes, then select Save & Continue.
Made mistake: BerniePortal restores the employee to their state before termination—including prior subgroup attachments, freeze/onboarding status, and benefit elections—and reloads the page. If the employee was already reinstated through Rehire and then terminated again while that rehire is still pending, Made mistake is not available in the Reason dropdown.
Rehire: After you select Reinstate, the Onboard/New Hire form opens with the employee's existing information filled in (including the first day back at work you entered). For field-by-field guidance on that form, see How to Add a New Hire.
From the employee profile
You can also open Reinstate from the action gear on the employee's profile when the same conditions apply (Onboarding enabled and the employee is terminated).
Terminated employees who have not been reinstated see You are currently not attached to an employer who's using BerniePortal. when they sign in.
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